Sunday, January 20, 2013

Artist's Statements are tough...

Here's my latest attempt:

Artist Statement

I am an artist.
I have been an artist ever since I could wield a pencil. Back then I made up children’s books on
the weekends, creating my own text and pictures. I loved color and tried my hand at sculpture while watching
cartoons. I was constantly
learning, constantly honing my craft and always dreaming about what could
be. I focused heavily on art in
high school, taking additional lessons at local city art organizations in
Albany and Troy, NY. In 2002, I
moved to Burlington, VT for college and combined my love of art and my love of
the written word by double majoring in Graphic Design and Professional
Writing. I graduated in 2007 with
2 Bachelor’s degrees, and a complete lack of career direction. Despite the technological skills I had
gained in my undergraduate studies I still felt most comfortable and fulfilled
working as a fine artist, drawing on paper and painting by hand. For several years I lived, worked and
created art with no idea about what the future might bring. In 2010, I began working
for a fellow artist, taking over the marketing and design responsibilities that
come with being a “working artist”.
Learning how artists can support themselves through art was very
inspiring and opened up my eyes to how much the art community has to
offer. A year later I packed
up my art things from the spare bedroom of my apartment and moved into the Soda
Plant Artist’s Collective Environment (S.P.A.C.E.), a gallery funded by the
rented art studio spaces that surround it. Since then I have immersed myself as an artist in the local
art scene and began a renewed journey towards becoming a “working artist”
myself. Although I still am unsure
about what the future holds I find a relaxing sense of comfort in my continued
learning and my constant creation of art.